Earth Awareness / Sustainability Events
April – 2015
Wednesday, April 8th
Wednesday, April 22nd
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friends of the Library Book Re-Sale
D Building Atrium
(Help support effective resource re-use by
purchasing a bag of books)
All day
Book Swap
Hall of Governors
Bring in your used books and swap them out for
others that are new to you. Honor system of take
one/leave one. All books left at the end of the
event will be donated to the Friends of the
Library.
Friday, April 10th
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
SMHEC Student Sustainability Summit
*Pre-registration is required. Join students
from other area schools to network, find
opportunities, and get career ready. See
http://www.southmetroed.org/ for more details.
Week of April 13th & 20th
Continuous
Re-usable GSU Mug Sale
Bookstore
Purchase a re-usable GSU mug on sale! Save
money on refills of refreshments at the cafeteria
while reducing the amount of waste generated
on campus sent to a landfill. An environmental
and economic no-brainer!
Monday, April 20th
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Service Day / Campus Trash Pick-up
Meet in F entry
All are invited to assist picking up refuse on
campus property or nearby. Dress appropriately
for weather conditions. Rain date: Thursday,
April 23rd.
*For other ideas on how to be greener, visit
EarthDay.org, read One Book, One University
- Story of Stuff, or visit storyofstuff.org.
10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Recycling Services
Hall of Governors
Bring your old electronics, batteries, print
cartridges, cell phones, and prescription drugs
for proper recycling, re-use, or disposal!
Prescriptions should have name and address
removed.
Electronics collections provided by VetTech
Services. No televisions or computer monitors
will be accepted.
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Earth Day Menu
Cafeteria
Purchase local and/or sustainable food for your
meals today. Bring your GSU refillable drink
container for $0.85 re-fills of refreshments at the
cafeteria. Reduce the amount of waste
generated on campus sent to a landfill and save
yourself money! An environmental and
economic no-brainer!
8:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Secure Document Shredding
Sponsored by GSU Sustainability Club and
the Shred Authority
Hall of Governors
Drop off your confidential documents for secure
shredding